A boy and his bow

[MrClean]

My son decided he wanted to try shooting a bow and used his allowance that he's saving to buy one.
He was checking them out online and found a kids compound bow that he liked. We went to Bass Pro today and realized that the one he was checking out was actually for a kid half his age, Josh will be 13 this summer. Well, he couldn't afford a compound bow and I wasn't dropping that much money on a first time bow. The sales guy showed us a good starter bow (recurve) and told Josh if he could learn to shoot with a recurve, he would be good shooting any bow later on.
Josh had saved about hundred dollars and the bow was $109. By the time he got arrows, field tips, arm guard and finger guard, it was a little over $200.
Normally I'm not a sucker for my kids and won't buy them just anything, but the excitement I saw on his face about this, which for him is rare, I had to fork over the money. He's not into sports at all and doesn't have any real hobbies. I like to hunt, but he is a real animal lover and may never hunt, which is a shame cause the kid is a darn good shot, both with the bow and a rifle (he's only shot the .22 but loves knocking the cans down with it).
He had a blast this afternoon shooting his bow. His mechanics need some work, but that will come with practice. I caught a few good pics of him shooting a series........

Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr